tháng giêng
Vietnamese
Etymology
tháng (“month”) + non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 正 (“principal (month)”, SV: chinh), calque of Chinese 正月 (chinh nguyệt).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaːŋ˧˦ ziəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaːŋ˦˧˥ jiəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰaːŋ˦˥ jiəŋ˧˧]
Noun
Usage notes
This term properly refers to the lunar month. Some calendar producers conflate it with the Gregorian solar month, despite the oft-imperfect overlap between the two types of month.
Synonyms
- tháng một; tháng 1
See also
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